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2022 Best Value Colleges for Financial Planning & Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Financial Planning Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Financial Planning Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Financial Planning & Services is the 471st most popular major in the country with 3,544 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 55 financial planning and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Financial Planning Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in financial planning and services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent financial planning and services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the financial planning and services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Financial Planning Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region financial planning students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Financial Planning & Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Financial Planning Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $12,317 for Southwest Region Financial Planning students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Financial Planning & Services at Texas Tech

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Financial Planning Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 3 ’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for Southwest Region Financial Planning students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Financial Planning & Services at University of Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Financial Planning Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 ’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region financial planning students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for Southwest Region Financial Planning students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Financial Planning & Services at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Financial Planning Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s financial planning students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region financial planning students whose families make $0-$30k list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,718 for Southwest Region Financial Planning students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SMU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Financial Planning & Services at Southern Methodist University

#5

Langston University

Langston, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Langston University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Financial Planning Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Langston University is a small school located in Langston, Oklahoma that handed out 1 ’s financial planning degrees in 2019-2020.

Langston University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Langston University is $11,152 for Southwest Region Financial Planning students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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